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Summary: Over-emotional and insincere.
Review: Right from the first page, I was hoping against hope that this book was not going to be like one of Mitch Albom's columns in the Detroit Free Press. You see, Mitch Albom writes emotionally much of the time. The problem with the written word is that it is hard to write sincerity into a story, so the words come off sounding trite and banal. Whether he is writing about Morrie, or a poor kid from Detroit who gets a college scholarship and becomes a star basketball player for the University of Michigan, Albom's writing is the same--emotional, and to my mind,insincere--and he get tons of awards for this. I read 'Tuesdays with Morrie' just to see what the fuss was about. It was an o.k. book, but it was nothing special. The feeling I get from reading this book and Albom's columns, is that he can't decide if he wants to make use of his Master's Degree in Journalism, or his BA in Sociology, so he does both. I often wonder if the Detroit Free Press hired him as a sportswriter or a columnist writing about current events--the paper's editors let him do both, which is something I can't understand. I'm glad I got 'Tuesdays with Morrie' from the library instead of paying for it.
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Summary: Inspirational
Review: I too first saw Morrie on TV as he lay dying with ALS. I went through an emotional catharsis after I read his book; I reexamined myself. Morrie put the emphasis on the little things in life; without your health, life is nothing. By reading this book, I feel that I am a better person.
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Summary: Touching and hearted
Review: This book touched my heart and showed that you should never run away from your past because it will come back. I am looking foward to see on T.V. tomorrow
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Summary: Excellent Story
Review: A superb book....with glorious descriptions, fine plot, and all of the other thigs a good book needs. I enjoyed it very much, and I HIGHLY suggest it to readers at the adult level. I would give more backround on the plot, but I don't wish to spoil it for anyone!
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Summary: SIX STARS! SEVEN STARS! It deserves MORE than 5!
Review: This is a great book. This book is a very quick read, and one that I'm sure you'll read again several times in your life. This is one of those books you'll keep in a special place, never to be sold at Half-Priced or loaned out.This book will do one thing and do it very well: make you pause a moment and consider what is important. Everyone owes it to himself or herself to spend an hour or two and read this book. WARNING: THIS BOOK CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE. I can't give it a higher recommendation only because Amazon doesn't allow anything more than FIVE STARS. When you are finished, I promise that you'll agree with me 100 percent. I didn't expect much from the book at first, but I was quickly drawn into it and then amazed by the mastery of the writing when I finally closed it. This is the book that makes you want to read just ONE MORE chapter. Just ONE MORE chapter. It's EXCELLENT!
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Summary: From another student of Morrie's
Review: I was also a student of Morrie Schwartz's from the late '70s into the early '80s. He was a sweet and lovely man--the kind of teacher who was more a friend than a mentor and who, I think, was always more comfortable in that less assuming role. Having known him, it is frankly hard to imagine him wanting to be anyone's "coach" and certainly not the archetype of wit and wisdom into which he has been transformed. Obviously, all of this has more to do with our yearnings than his own. As the kind of social psychologist he was, THAT would have evoked his interest--and his compassion as well.
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Summary: Low Brow Feel Good Pseudo Philosophy
Review: I was on a Korean Air flight from Seoul to Detroit and most of the available reading material was naturally in Korean so I didn't have much choice or I would never have read this book. There are one or two good ideas but it really isn't worth even the few hours it took to read. If you want to form a philosophy of life you have to start by honestly looking at your values. A lot of people say they would like to live more simply or travel around the world or whatever. However, most people never do the things they say they want to do or live by the priciples they profess. The things that get in the way of what they say they really want to do are, by their own choice, what they really want to do. Let's say someone says they'd like to visit Paris; why don't they just do it? A round trip flight to Paris can be quite cheap in the off season. I guess its just too hard to give up that Lexus. Its just too hard to honestly look at your values and decide what's really important. If having a nice car is what's really important then be honest with yourself and don't go around claiming to have a set of values that you don't live by. I'm a Detroit native and I liked Mitch Albom's sports writing when I was in high school. However, he's over his head if he's trying to teach people about the meaning of life. If you want to form a philosophy of life or look for the meaning of life it would be better to start with a beginner's philosophy course and avoid any New York Times bestsellers.
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Summary: Relating to daeth with ALS
Review: Unfortunately, I read this book 2 years ago--less than a year after my Mom died of ALS. When I read it, all I saw was the dreaded disease and someone coping with death. It helped me alot, but I'd like to read it again to get the other message that it celebrates LIFE! What a great story. If I could, I would buy 100 copies and give them out to anyone who was frowning, grouchy, or simply needed a lift! A great present for ANY occasion or no occasion at all!
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Summary: Beautiful and concise
Review: The book beautifully articulated the missing spiritual elements our society grapples with.
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Summary: A great life's lesson
Review: one of the best book i have read in years ..
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